Fantasy
CAPTAIN SINDBAD [1963]
USA/WEST GERMANY AVAILABLE ON: Region 1 DVD and Digital RUNNING TIME: 85 mins REVIEWED BY: Dr Lenera The kingdom of Baristan is ruled by the evil El Kerim with an iron fist. He’s intent on […]
Year Made: 1963
Comedy
OMICRON [1963]
ITALY AVAILABLE on YOUTUBE [see bottom] RUNNING TIME: 102 mins REVIEWED BY: Dr Lenera Factory worker Angelo is found dead in a park in very mysterious circumstances except that there’s what looks like an insect […]
HCF Reviews
THE MAN WITH THE X-RAY EYES [1963]: On Blu-ray 4th May
USA AVAILABLE ON BLU-RAY: 4TH MAY, from SECOND SIGHT RUNNING TIME: 79 mins REVIEWED BY: Dr Lenera, Official HCF Critic Dr. James Xavier develops eye drops intended to increase the range of human vision, […]
Comedy
DETECTIVE BUREAU 2-3: GO TO HELL BASTARDS! (1963)
DETECTIVE BUREAU 2-3: GO TO HELL BASTARDS! (1963) Directed by Seijun Suzuki Japanese Language with English Subtitles The Yakuza aren’t happy. The gang war between the Sakura and Otsuki clans is interrupted by a new […]
Drama
THE INCORRIGIBLE (1963)
THE INCORRIGIBLE (1963) Directed by Seijun Suzuki Expelled bad boy Togo is sent from Kobe city to the countryside to attend school and learn some manners but in his resistance to conform to society’s standards, […]
Ghost
BLACK SABBATH [1963]: On Blu-ray and DVD Now
AKA I TRE VOLTI DELLA PAURA, THE THREE FACES OF FEAR Italy AVAILABLE ON BLU-RAY AND DVD: NOW, from ARROW VIDEO RUNNING TIME: 92 min REVIEWED BY: Dr Lenera, Official HCF Critic The Telephone: […]
HCF Reviews
BLOOD FEAST [1963]: On Dual Format Now
USA AVAILABLE ON DUAL FORMAT BLU-RAY AND DVD: NOW, from ARROW VIDEO RUNNING TIME: 68 mins REVIEWED BY: Dr Lenera, Official HCF Critic A series of gruesome murders is going on in Miami and […]
Columns
DOC’S JOURNEY INTO HAMMER FILMS #64: THE OLD DARK HOUSE [1963]
UK AVAILABLE ON DVD RUNNING TIME: 86 min/ 78 min REVIEWED BY: Dr Lenera, Official HCF Critic Tom Penderel, an American car salesman in London, delivers a car to an old mansion in […]
Action
DOC’S JOURNEY INTO HAMMER FILMS #63: THE SCARLET BLADE [1963]
UK AKA THE CRIMSON BLADE AVAILABLE ON DVD RUNNING TIME: 83 min REVIEWED BY: Dr Lenera, Official HCF Critic It’s near the end of the English Civil War and supposedly deceased nobleman Edward […]
Columns
DOC’S JOURNEY INTO HAMMER FILMS #62: KISS OF THE VAMPIRE [1963]
UK AKA KISS OF EVIL AVAILABLE ON BLU-RAY [REGION ‘B’ ONLY] AND DVD RUNNING TIME: 88 min REVIEWED BY: Dr Lenera, Official HCF Critic Just outside a Bavarian village, a funeral is interrupted by […]
Doc's Journey Into Hammer Films
DOC’S JOURNEY INTO HAMMER FILMS #61: MANIAC [1963]
UK AVAILABLE ON REGION 1 DVD RUNNING TIME: 86 min REVIEWED BY: Dr Lenera, Official HCF Critic San Jerome in France’s Camargue region. A young woman is snatched from the road by a […]
Columns
DOC’S JOURNEY INTO HAMMER FILMS #60: THE DAMNED [1963]
AKA THESE ARE THE DAMNED UK AVAILABLE ON DVD RUNNING TIME: 96 min/ 87 min/ 77 min REVIEWED BY: Dr Lenera, Official HCF Critic THIS REVIEW CONTAINS SPOILERS! Recently divorced insurance executive Simon […]
Action
DOC’S JOURNEY THROUGH THE 007 FILMS #3: FROM RUSSIA WITH LOVE [1963]
UK AVAILABLE ON BLU-RAY AND DVD RUNNING TIME: 118 min REVIEWED BY: Dr Lenera, Official HCF Critic Seeking to exact revenge on James Bond for killing Dr. No, SPECTRE’s expert planner Kronsteen enlists Rosa […]
Columns
DOC’S JOURNEY INTO HAMMER FILMS #59: PARANOIAC [1963]
UK AVAILABLE ON BLU-RAY [REGION ‘B’] AND DVD RUNNING TIME: 80 min REVIEWED BY:Dr Lenera, Official HCF Critic The wealthy Ashby family has been damaged by the death of Mr. and Mrs. […]
Giallo
THE GIRL WHO KNEW TOO MUCH [1963]
AKA LA RAGAZZA CHE SAPEVA TROPPO Italy AVAILABLE ON BLU-RAY AND DVD RUNNING TIME: 82 min/ 85 min [US version entitled THE EVIL EYE] REVIEWED BY: Dr Lenera, Official HCF Critic On holiday, Nora […]
Drama
80,000 SUSPECTS (1963)
80,000 SUSPECTS (1963) Directed by Val Guest A married couple going through a tough time are celebrating the upcoming new year when the husband, a doctor, is summoned to inspect a patient with a mysterious […]
HCF Reviews
HITCHCOCK MASTER OF SUSPENSE #47: THE BIRDS [1963]
USA AVAILABLE ON BLU-RAY AND DVD RUNNING TIME: 119 min THE HITCHCOCK CAMEO: Leaving Davidson’s Pet Shop in San Francisco with two white terriers [Hitchcock’s own Sealyham terriers Geoffrey and Stanley] on leashes as Melanie […]
Ghost
THE WHIP AND THE BODY [1963]
AKA LA FRUSTA IL CORPO, NIGHT IS THE PHANTOM, WHAT?, THE WHIP AND THE FLESH ITALY AVAILABLE ON BLU-RAY AND DVD RUNNING TIME: 86 min REVIEWED BY: Dr Lenera, Official HCF Critic Debauched aristocrat […]
